Devore 0/96's

Then you need to do your own listening with recordings you know inside and out. I'm simply stating my view.


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Mike said:
Then you need to do your own listening with recordings you know inside and out. I'm simply stating my view.


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I appreciate that. I apologize. I don't really come around here enough to know who is who and who likes what. I thought you were also a reviewer of sorts. Your opinion in that context is light enough on facts and serious enough in scope to be rather inflammatory as I think we could (maybe?) agree that a speaker that doesn't play all of the instruments has a problem. Again, sorry for making too much of this and attaching a significance to your view that may not have been warranted or intended.


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Kev - I would need to have the devore's in my home to do a proper review and comparison. That being said, I was responding to Steve's question about who else has heard the O/96's. I've heard them at shows and kept thinking "this has to be the room or something weird", but then I got a chance on Friday to bring my music to listen in a proper home setting.

$12,000 is a LOT of money to most people - including Steve. He will obviously hear them and draw his own conclusions.

If John would like to send me a pair, I would be happy to review them with a variety of amps and sources.

Speakers like the O/96's are polarizing (just read the comments in the comments section in the Stereophile review). People who love the story of stereo shop salesman turned speaker designer, their drop-dead gorgeous looks, small WAF footprint, tube friendly design and a tweeter you can listen to all day, won't be likely looking for ultimate dynamics and resolution as their number one objective. If you attend live music (and I do) and you are a musician (I am) - you will know the O/96's aren't going to be the last word in absolute sound. You sometimes have to give up something to get something.

In a similar price and (albeit bigger) footprint is the Harbeth 40.1's or SHL5+. Yes, not the most SET friendly speakers, but definitely tube friendly, produce good dynamics (especially the 40.1's). Those are speakers I would more gravitate towards in terms of easy load/size.

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Mike said:
Kev - I would need to have the devore's in my home to do a proper review and comparison. That being said, I was responding to Steve's question about who else has heard the O/96's. I've heard them at shows and kept thinking "this has to be the room or something weird", but then I got a chance on Friday to bring my music to listen in a proper home setting.

$12,000 is a LOT of money to most people - including Steve. He will obviously hear them and draw his own conclusions.

If John would like to send me a pair, I would be happy to review them with a variety of amps and sources.

Speakers like the O/96's are polarizing (just read the comments in the comments section in the Stereophile review). People who love the story of stereo shop salesman turned speaker designer, their drop-dead gorgeous looks, small WAF footprint, tube friendly design and a tweeter you can listen to all day, won't be likely looking for ultimate dynamics and resolution as their number one objective. If you attend live music (and I do) and you are a musician (I am) - you will know the O/96's aren't going to be the last word in absolute sound. You sometimes have to give up something to get something.

In a similar price and (albeit bigger) footprint is the Harbeth 40.1's or SHL5+. Yes, not the most SET friendly speakers, but definitely tube friendly, produce good dynamics (especially the 40.1's). Those are speakers I would more gravitate towards in terms of easy load/size.

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Interesting stuff. Thanks for the clarification. Having never heard these, but being somewhat familiar with the brand, I found the nature of your observation to be unusual. I'm just trying to get a sense of the relative severity of the perceived issue. Also, you are a reviewer?


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Interesting stuff. Thanks for the clarification. Having never heard these, but being somewhat familiar with the brand, I found the nature of your observation to be unusual. I'm just trying to get a sense of the relative severity of the perceived issue. Also, you are a reviewer?


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I do reviews for Audioshark (but I never attended Audio Reviewer University. :) ). I've been an audiophile for over 35 years dating back to the quadrophonic R2R days. I've attended dozens and dozens of shows, owned more gear than I can remember and been heavily involved in music my whole life. My Father was an audiophile as well....so it's in my blood.

But if you want to experience what I said, you need to hear them. With a more dynamic, higher resolution amp, you may not hear that anything is missing, but only "faintly there." But I stand by what I didn't hear. Could it have been the amp? Cables? Source? Sure. Like I said, I would love to review them.

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Mike said:
I do reviews for Audioshark (but I never attended Audio Reviewer University. :) ). I've been an audiophile for over 35 years dating back to the quadrophonic R2R days. I've attended dozens and dozens of shows, owned more gear than I can remember and been heavily involved in music my whole life. My Father was an audiophile as well....so it's in my blood.

But if you want to experience what I said, you need to hear them. With a more dynamic, higher resolution amp, you may not hear that anything is missing, but only "faintly there." But I stand by what I didn't hear. Could it have been the amp? Cables? Source? Sure. Like I said, I would love to review them.

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Oh. Thanks.


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Sorry for highjacking this thread but well, I currently own a pair of Gibbon 88 and I was planning to buy some 093 or 096 in a more or less next future. Something old and odd popped up on some kind of French Craig's list named "Le Bon coin" and I took the plunge on Saturday.

This a pair of old Auditorium 23 speakers based on a Roeine DX200 coaxial. I paid a mere 1200 $ which by French standards is low and in any case less than a tenth of Devore 096 current price. And now I'm done !!

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Hilarious, this thread has gone from the original topic to another debate between "Audiophiles".
Sometimes I wonder whether you guys really enjoy music or just listen to "sound".
I love listening to music on my O/96's.
 
I have only heard these speakers twice, both times in katoomers awesome shindo system. Bothe times I heard things I have never heard before in very familiar recordings. Not treble revealing things. Mid range and bass info I had never realized was there. I was very impressed with these speakers.


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I love my O96 as well however that doesn't mean everyone have to love my O/96 and my associate gears. I respect all opinions and thats what forum is here for. There are no perfect speakers. same goes to gears for that matter. As long as we respect each others own taste of listening and gears. Feel free to speak up but please this is Devore O/96 speakers thread don't compare or come up with other brand speakers in this thread. Thank you.
 
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Hilarious, this thread has gone from the original topic to another debate between "Audiophiles".
Sometimes I wonder whether you guys really enjoy music or just listen to "sound".
I love listening to music on my O/96's.
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Dale, I completely agree.

When I started this thread I didn't realize it would turn into Comedy Central.

I guess the Devore 0/96's are now the Rodney Dangerfield of the speaker world.

'No respect, can't get any respect. Bought a pair of speakers, 0/96's. Hooked em up to my stereo and guess what, THE MUSICIANS DIDN'T SHOW UP!!!

No respect, can't get any respect.

Hilarious is correct.

I love my 0/96's as well.
 
Glad you guys are all happy with your O/96's. That's all that matters at the end of the day.

I'm sorry I offered my opinion to Steve.
 
I think speakers are very personal, gentlemen. And none that I know of are perfect. You have to find the 2-3 things that you desire most and go for those factors. With the O96s, I imagine tone is one of the big ones that satisfies their owners. The entire concept of the Orangutan is built on it (wide baffle, large woofer, paper drivers, resonant cabinet, high efficiency). Regarding imaging, wide baffle speakers in general don't image as well- but many consider imaging to be a false audiophile concept. There is no "right" answer, just a different set of priorities.

I have had a well-regarded ceramic driver speaker for the past two weeks in my system- and it has a totally different set of priorities than my Zus. Which is right? That really depends on the listener.

I'm actually looking forward to hearing the new Devore Gibbon X- it reminds me of a modern AP Virgo, one of my favorite speakers. Time will tell.
 
Good post Keith.

You still planning to audition the Scala V2's?

If there is a Dali dealer near you, give the Epicon 8's a listen too.


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Yes, it's been scheduled- I didn't want to bother any more folks with my ordeal (although ironically a forum member gave me the dealers cell phone). I will hear them on Dagostino electronics, although they are so deep at 26" I'm wondering if they could even work in my room.

Dalis, like Dyns, are just too inefficient for my preferences. Any other recommendations?
 
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Dale, I completely agree.

When I started this thread I didn't realize it would turn into Comedy Central.

I guess the Devore 0/96's are now the Rodney Dangerfield of the speaker world.

'No respect, can't get any respect. Bought a pair of speakers, 0/96's. Hooked em up to my stereo and guess what, THE MUSICIANS DIDN'T SHOW UP!!!

No respect, can't get any respect.

Hilarious is correct.

I love my 0/96's as well.
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All I can say is............., that Devore Fidelity Gibbon 3XLs would in fact be the little ones I'd happily live with in tandem with something like say an Audio Note Kondo Overture or even an Acoustic Plan Sitar for my remaining days on the planet.

So, to my ears there's something to their sound that draws me into the music.........., but it's all subjective as always, but in my world.... I'm convinced.
 
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